Mac Pro Rumors Archive
This page archives Mac Pro related news and rumors published on MacRumors.com. It only contains articles relating specifically to the Mac Pro product and is only a small minority of articles displayed on MacRumors.
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Next-Generation Mac Pro to Receive Temporary Exclusive of Six-Core 'Gulftown' Processor?
October 14, 2009
Hardmac reports that an early 2010 revision to Apple's Mac Pro may see the inclusion of Intel's forthcoming six-core "Gulftown" processor as a temporary exclusive prior to the full mass release of the processor in the second quarter of 2010.This Xeon...
Apple Officially Adds Support for Up to 16 GB of RAM on Quad-Core Mac Pro
September 13, 2009
Apple has quietly added additional build-to-order RAM options to its Quad-Core Mac Pro, now allowing users to configure new systems with either 12 GB (3 x 4 GB) or 16 GB (4 x 4 GB) of RAM. The new options using 4 GB RAM DIMMs carry significant price...
Prototype Mac Pro and Intel PowerBook Spotted
September 11, 2009
Prototype Apple products have been known to appear on eBay. Late last year, a prototype MacBook Air was found by a member of our forum and in March a prototype iPhone was spotted.
Now, it seems a prototype Mac Pro has been put up for sale on eBa...
A Closer Look at Snow Leopard's Wake on Demand Feature [Updated]
August 28, 2009
MacUser provides an in-depth look at one useful new feature in Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard: Wake On Demand. [Wake On Demand] is Apple's name for a new networking feature that lets a Snow Leopard Mac go to sleep while a networked base station continues...
New GeForce GTX 285 Drivers Available Now, Offering Up to 20% Better Gaming Performance
July 13, 2009
NVIDIA has released new drivers for the GeForce GTX 285 aftermarket graphics card which has been available for the Mac Pro. NVIDIA representatives have also informed MacRumors that the new driver will deliver "up to 20% better performance" for gam...
Older Mac Pro News and Rumors
Jun 12, 2009: GeForce GTX 285 Appears in Apple Online StoreApr 30, 2009: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 Mac Version Due in June
Apr 20, 2009: NVIDIA Announces Quadro FX 4800 Graphics Card for Mac Pro
Apr 01, 2009: Snow Leopard in September, Xserve in June, Mac Pro Speed Boost, and More?
Mar 30, 2009: Quad-Core Nehalem Mac Pros Support 16GB RAM
Mar 14, 2009: Updated Mac Pro Benchmarks and Video of Internals
Mar 10, 2009: Nehalem Mac Pros Arrive: Unboxing and Benchmarks
Mar 05, 2009: Apple Gets Nehalem Early, H.264 and VMWare Performance Boosts
Mar 03, 2009: ATI Radeon HD 4870 Coming Soon For Older Mac Pros, Requires Unreleased OS X 10.5.7 [Updated]
Mar 03, 2009: Apple Introduces New Mac Pro with Nehalem Xeon Processors
Mar 03, 2009: Last Minute Specs: iMac, Mac Minis, Airport Extreme, Time Capsule and Mac Pros?
Mar 02, 2009: Apple Event on March 24th? Other Products Maybe Sooner?
Feb 19, 2009: Apple Discontinues 20" Cinema Display, Product Refreshes Coming?
Feb 11, 2009: Mac Pro Xeon Processors 'Imminent'
Feb 02, 2009: iMac to Come in Both Dual-Core and Quad-Core Configs?
Feb 02, 2009: Mac Pro Suitable Xeon (Nehalem) Processors Due March 29th?
Jan 19, 2009: Buyer's Guide: Significant Discounts on New 17" MacBook Pros, Other Macs
Jan 04, 2009: Macworld San Francisco 2009 Rumor Roundup
Dec 16, 2008: Apple Mac Sales Flat in November
Nov 27, 2008: Black Friday 2008: $300 MacBook Pro Discounts, iPhone App Sales
Nov 26, 2008: Black Friday Discounts on Macs Have Begun
Nov 20, 2008: Nehalem EP (Xeon) Processors 'Ridiculously fast'
Nov 13, 2008: Mac Pro Suitable Nehalem (Core i7) Processors Due in 1st Quarter 2009
Nov 03, 2008: Apple: No New Products Before Holidays
Nov 03, 2008: Early Nehalem (Core i7) Benchmarks Show Off Performance Gains
Oct 28, 2008: Buyer's Guide Update: iMacs, Mac Minis, and Mac Pros
Oct 01, 2008: Apple Denies Reports of Mac Pros Emitting Toxic Fumes
Sep 19, 2008: Blu-ray Support in Mac OS X 10.5.6?
Aug 25, 2008: ATI's 4870 HD and 4850 HD Graphics Cards Coming for Mac
Jul 31, 2008: Intel Chipsets To Stay, Larrabee GPU In Apple's Future?
Jul 31, 2008: Firewire Specification Approved For Speeds Up To 3.2 Gigabits/sec
Jul 24, 2008: New 324-Node Mac Pro Cluster In The Works At Va Tech
Jul 06, 2008: Intel Recommends Developers Plan for Massive Multi-Core Processing
Jun 28, 2008: Overclocking Tool for the Mac Pro [Updated]
Jun 12, 2008: AMD Announces ATI Radeon HD 3870 Card For Mac and PC
Jun 02, 2008: Free iPod Touch with Mac Purchase for College Students?
May 29, 2008: Apple's Back to School Promo Kicks off June 3rd
Apr 29, 2008: ATI Radeon HD 3870 Video Card for the Mac Pro in May?
Apr 15, 2008: NVIDIA 8800GT for Older Mac Pros Now Available
Apr 07, 2008: Mac Pro Owners Still Waiting for NVIDIA 8800GT Option... Due Next Month?
